The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-06-30
Rumors Of Grasshoppers In Minnesota.

| Gilman, st. Paul, treasurer.
Rumors OF Grasshoppers In Minnesota.
Col. Moore, Gov. McGill's private secre
| tary, has lately received letter from a
| gentleman living at Perham. Minn., the
| contents OF which have peculiar and sig
| nifcant interest to Minnesota and Dakota
| farmers. The gentleman writes that his
| town is being desolated by grasshoppers,
| and his letter asserts that this scorge has
| been doing much damage in his locality.
| He estimates that the grasshoppers have
| already destroyed the crops on fully
| 5000 acres OF land. This not only in
| cudes the wheat, corn, oats, etc., but all
the garden everything eatable being
| disposed OF.
| Supt. /. T. Odell, of the Northern Pacific,
said recently that the company had heard
| OF grasshoppers back some distance from
the line at Perham, but that the damage
was not serious. The company's agents
| are instructed to watch the crops carefully,
! and if any great damage had been done de-
tailed reports would have been sent in long
before this time. He did not believe the
report.
In private boarding establishment in
! St. Paul, E. H. De Boer, travelling agent for
| a New York silver and plated warehouse,
took his own life by means OF revolver.
| The new Washburn orphan asylum at
| Minneapolis, was dedicated with exercises
appropriate and interesting-addre by
Gen. W.D. Washburn. DR.. Tuttle and 9TH
| ers.
Mr.. E. G. Rogers OF st. Paul, who had
been interested as an attorney in some OF
| the litigation incident to drive-well difficult
ties says that the patents. had expired, and
| hot l. -
| who had put in the apparatus since the
expiration OF the patent. Those who had
put it in previous to that time might still
be prosecuted under the law which was in
force when they drove their wells.
o. M. Jones OF New York state arrived at
| Waseca and demanded $4OO of Municipal
Judge H. c. Woodbury. as the proceeds OF
notes which he alleges he sent to Wood
bury for collection. 1t is said Woodbury.
admits having collected the money. Jones
got out papers for Woodbury's arrest,
| but he can not now be found.
At Morris, D. C. Smith, prominent
| farmer, died of cancer in the face, and was
buried by Overton post, of which he was a
member.
The Standard Oil Company OF St. Paul
has filed articles of incorporation with the
register OF deeds. The capital stock is
500, 900, paid up, and the incorporators
art W. H. Conver OF st. Paul, Horace
Hutchins OF New York city and D. 8.
Cowles OF Rye, N. Y.
At Morris, lightning destroyed the dwell
ing and outbuildings OF John Barret, three
cattle on the Cogel farm, and the slaughter
house of L. II. Pushoe & Co.
A meeting of the Southwestern Minnesota
| Editorial association was held in Mankato
recently attended by about fifteen men,
| n
officers were elected as asfollows: President,
L. P. Hunt, Mankato; first vice president,
c. E. Wise, Mankato second vice president,
j. A. Henry, Janesville secretary, Z. III.
Dearth, LIE Sueur; treasurer, T. E. Brown,
Sleepy Eye.
Pensions allowed: Minnesota-Nancy,
widow OF L, Faille' Osakis; original, c. E.
Bullock, Usage; d. w, Sherman. Granite
Falls; c. McKins, Gnsane), Litchfield L. j.
Dawler, Minneapolis; s. G. Saxton, (de-
ceased,) Minneapolis; L. Faille deceased,
Osakis.
Z. H. De Boer, a New York travelling
agent, suicided at his room, in st. Paul. by
shooting himself through the heart. The
young man was about twenty-four years
| OF age and had been canvassing st. Paul,
Minneapolis and Saltwater for a silver
plate firm, and had in his possession at
one time about 1000. He lost money in
o gambling room and became disheartened,
The Standard Oil company was incor.
poratcd recently with the secretary OF
state. Capital stock, $1OO, 900. The ma.
ture OF the business ia to deal in oils, in
Guiding petroleum and all it's products.
1t looks as though at least one-third OF
the 2 60 saloons in Minneapolis would not
survive the 81, 600 license which takes ef-
feet July 1. Some saloonkeepers predict
that not over $50 saloons will take out
licenses.
Sheriff Bogart OF Winona, took Norman
| w. Taylor to the Rochester insane hospi.
tai. He is twenty. five years old, resided
with his parents in Winona. Last winter he
worked at his trade (carpentering) In st.
Paul, and lost his job through some &C.
ton of the knights. 1t affected his mind
and he soon asserted that the knights
were doing him great wrong; that they
had spies watching him, and he could not
get work. He grew worse, and his rela-
tives were finally obliged to send him to
the asylum.
Horace A. Tuttle, the we'll known mining
expert OF Cleveland, who has just made a
trip through the Vermillion and Mesaba
regions, is very enthusiastic over the fu-
ture OF the ores to be found in them.
The Park Region encampment G. A. R.,
Mt Verndale was attended by 3, 500 people.
| lHe ue4U IHetUIlS VI tH6 ouCulllpiuouV WiiA
be held at Fergus Falls in June 1888,
The following officers were elected; Com
mander, Capt. NJ. L. Vining Fergus Falls;
senior vice commander w. Roberts, De.
troit; junior vice, H. Howell Leaf River
quartermaster, Col. James Compton, OF
ter Tail.
J. M. Baker Of Anoka, who was taken to
st. Paul by Deputy United States Marshal
Brackett on charge OF selling liquor with
out having paid the special government
tax and of selling to Indians, escaped from
Bracket while hunting for some one to &C
his bail.
At Albert Lea, burglars entered the Occi.
dental hotel and stole 5000 and o gold
watch from the proprietor, F. w. Wahler-
At Cannon Falls, at q special election it
was voted to bond the town for So, 600 for
fire protection. The plan is to put in
three force pumps, with 1000 feet OF hose
for each pump.
The news is conveyed by o private let
ter from Tacoma, Washington Territory,
that Dick Jones formerly OF Re chester, has
federal officeholder. As he weighed con
siderably over three hundred before his de-
parture from Minnesota.
The st. Paul & Duluth stockholders vote
10 raise -. 900. 600 for improvements and
terminals. The following directors were
elected: William H. Fisher, st. Paul
William H. Rhawn, president National
Bank OF the Republic, Philadelphia; james
Smith, Jr., st. Paul; Charles D. Drake,
Washington; James NJ. Earle, Philadel
phia; Octavius p. Baldwin, president
Fourth National bank, New York; William
Dawson. president Bank OF Minnesota,
ST. Paul; John A. Gwynne, oi Gwynne 4
Day. New York: George +. Baker, preai-
dent First National bank, New York.
John Clstt was tried for rape in the dis
trict court, st. Cloud, and found guilty
The sentence is the longest allowed-3C
years. Crett has served two short terms
in the Wisconsin prison for attempted